Analysis Overview
SHA256
207380fbc12ac3c9bd75ae48693ccfae68d00783dd4299152b425828ecfc98a0
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 08:09
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 08:09
Reported
2024-07-26 08:17
Platform
win7-20240704-en
Max time kernel
122s
Max time network
129s
Command Line
Signatures
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Sys | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe
"C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe"
Network
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@F71B.tmp
| MD5 | a9680f653434b4766fdc2a3c592af879 |
| SHA1 | fd8e999c43fa83df3144aa5bbaae73bac3834296 |
| SHA256 | 30e084f531980a35b79dd36ac9ee0022d0aba792da99b3d71eea26d327db9ad3 |
| SHA512 | 685fe7bbaf9fe5d140f07e9fe0f1eff0cecf8a3a4d050fe917ce8eddac3394ab7b8cea575e2d6f3dace309716662fbb5a9016850b120ea2099a00cfc848f57ac |
\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe
| MD5 | 4db1b69341dc88b901d85be34278a634 |
| SHA1 | 0d55d2852a58b597c96c1dcec25efc961d882ba1 |
| SHA256 | c3f29e3f8b9eb7c20a0046fc105d2199dc5327a570e8c76908e44be1200fb893 |
| SHA512 | e11ee43c65179a562254cc63fda5c25ae228603bd88fd357faea2a5b49b4df11dfde5efe46544ac138d008cdffc419c793b35781ef201a9462a9eda30b52dee0 |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.001
| MD5 | 1ea34b65a76c886b4715529accb951c1 |
| SHA1 | 877f9f7b8cf9a1ea60fa03c68cccdacc6727cfcb |
| SHA256 | 06bbe70967cb80ca6e4868700f3224ef29063d6c40c621009e29f5e49e486487 |
| SHA512 | c0920effaf0360b5ce22cddd1bcd93ac3c09eafe9362b396e8862731cb1389b891d2d7f43493ff22033282067651880ae6e8ac66e943617b3d7b1185733de18b |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.007
| MD5 | 50c8c542dca77df82f5925b145567611 |
| SHA1 | 64bdce386146e3548d3d85cf16fdd0d34cbafe2f |
| SHA256 | 0692f76ec589e517f0a5205e658ca44656322c0382cee2af53890324818b3e0f |
| SHA512 | f7df5e9ac0c81f832e8dfe882eb1c4746f30131bef5a56947634146c813df079acd57b3fc954254684c6f4ef291802cd9629e6af3ced9be1f381fdd858a327c2 |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.006
| MD5 | ff2bc313174a6ccfe1e0b5b1a58f0f49 |
| SHA1 | 4e983cdee788faf6a13a9d5bf3f00f4a17dd6e8e |
| SHA256 | f212c83897599d81f4010f1ef3a43e5709e874912072d38d26a5ef5644462318 |
| SHA512 | 418083066ba5505267f4de91c9e439674e02645c430360dae22dfc390c33b4e0c01857634d1dcb5dc298c296a5f4130397388bceee2ad82ba0a711ab56d1bd0f |
memory/2820-21-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-24-0x000000007711F000-0x0000000077120000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe
| MD5 | 6943942c70c5fb2552cc6022d678016e |
| SHA1 | c36d6fd28f68bd9f6272cc8f82e48a1ac412e828 |
| SHA256 | 43e86f47f25c03000a1d60ebe6ea29b4329c24141813ffaa606e6e4bda2aa8ef |
| SHA512 | 9451b708489ae38de12a0a1ec9e562e7249fd5a254760ba318564c0bf75307b6b0566d3048604b44a322772991e04ea5a641d71f9fc8486482b7f988572167ec |
memory/2908-38-0x000000007711F000-0x0000000077120000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-40-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 08:09
Reported
2024-07-26 08:18
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
135s
Max time network
133s
Command Line
Signatures
Ardamax
Ardamax main executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-47134698-4092160662-1261813102-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Checks installed software on the system
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.001 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.006 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.007 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\Sys | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\733cc93422d62025264bc2fe1803e4bd_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe
"C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 13.107.21.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 237.21.107.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 20.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 56.126.166.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 147.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE70.tmp
| MD5 | a9680f653434b4766fdc2a3c592af879 |
| SHA1 | fd8e999c43fa83df3144aa5bbaae73bac3834296 |
| SHA256 | 30e084f531980a35b79dd36ac9ee0022d0aba792da99b3d71eea26d327db9ad3 |
| SHA512 | 685fe7bbaf9fe5d140f07e9fe0f1eff0cecf8a3a4d050fe917ce8eddac3394ab7b8cea575e2d6f3dace309716662fbb5a9016850b120ea2099a00cfc848f57ac |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.exe
| MD5 | 4db1b69341dc88b901d85be34278a634 |
| SHA1 | 0d55d2852a58b597c96c1dcec25efc961d882ba1 |
| SHA256 | c3f29e3f8b9eb7c20a0046fc105d2199dc5327a570e8c76908e44be1200fb893 |
| SHA512 | e11ee43c65179a562254cc63fda5c25ae228603bd88fd357faea2a5b49b4df11dfde5efe46544ac138d008cdffc419c793b35781ef201a9462a9eda30b52dee0 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Auto Alcher v1.3.exe
| MD5 | 6943942c70c5fb2552cc6022d678016e |
| SHA1 | c36d6fd28f68bd9f6272cc8f82e48a1ac412e828 |
| SHA256 | 43e86f47f25c03000a1d60ebe6ea29b4329c24141813ffaa606e6e4bda2aa8ef |
| SHA512 | 9451b708489ae38de12a0a1ec9e562e7249fd5a254760ba318564c0bf75307b6b0566d3048604b44a322772991e04ea5a641d71f9fc8486482b7f988572167ec |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.007
| MD5 | 50c8c542dca77df82f5925b145567611 |
| SHA1 | 64bdce386146e3548d3d85cf16fdd0d34cbafe2f |
| SHA256 | 0692f76ec589e517f0a5205e658ca44656322c0382cee2af53890324818b3e0f |
| SHA512 | f7df5e9ac0c81f832e8dfe882eb1c4746f30131bef5a56947634146c813df079acd57b3fc954254684c6f4ef291802cd9629e6af3ced9be1f381fdd858a327c2 |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.006
| MD5 | ff2bc313174a6ccfe1e0b5b1a58f0f49 |
| SHA1 | 4e983cdee788faf6a13a9d5bf3f00f4a17dd6e8e |
| SHA256 | f212c83897599d81f4010f1ef3a43e5709e874912072d38d26a5ef5644462318 |
| SHA512 | 418083066ba5505267f4de91c9e439674e02645c430360dae22dfc390c33b4e0c01857634d1dcb5dc298c296a5f4130397388bceee2ad82ba0a711ab56d1bd0f |
C:\Windows\Sys\svchost.001
| MD5 | 1ea34b65a76c886b4715529accb951c1 |
| SHA1 | 877f9f7b8cf9a1ea60fa03c68cccdacc6727cfcb |
| SHA256 | 06bbe70967cb80ca6e4868700f3224ef29063d6c40c621009e29f5e49e486487 |
| SHA512 | c0920effaf0360b5ce22cddd1bcd93ac3c09eafe9362b396e8862731cb1389b891d2d7f43493ff22033282067651880ae6e8ac66e943617b3d7b1185733de18b |
memory/4484-33-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000002961000-memory.dmp
memory/4484-41-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000002961000-memory.dmp